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I imagine it's to do with keeping the board as close to what MB is riding as possible. If there is no agreement with Futures then I would personally say they should offer FCS too. Maybe it's something that will be considered. It would almost look strange with FCS though, ha.

Let me break this down legally. MB has a sponsorship agreement with Futures and he also has one with FW, therefore he is required to ride both FW and use Futures fins. These are his contractual obligations only. Only his boards need to be specifically made with Futures. This does not make for any legal requirement for the MB model, generally, to be manufactured with Futures fins only. For such an obligation to arise there would need to be an agreement between FW and Futures related to this model. I'll bet there is none and this is either a decision by FW, or it's a complete furphy. I think the latter, why would anyone make a decision that potentially limits their market?

A little insight, Michel's other sponsorships are completely external to us. But when we sit down to design his pro model, work on his logo etc, then we absolutely consider the requests of our athlete. In this case, because Futures is a mainstream fin maker that sponsors Michel, it was an easy decision. Taj's collaboration with soar is much different and when his pro model was agreed upon, there was no specification of fin box technology. you can bet if we signed Pro Rider X who rides for FCS, then his/her pro model could very well only come in FCS.

DAMM IT DAMM IT DAMM IT!!!! i feel like I've just cracked onto the hottest chick in the world, and all of a sudden i can feel her centre future fin digging into my hip......NOOOOOOO!!!

Was going to pull the trigger on getting the Spartans board, but with a no FCS plugs option, just canned it for me.
I have too many fins already, and yes, just like the Smelly Skater i do change my fins depending on the conditions, left rights etc.....Sh!t really does make a difference.
Major bummer. Tell me please is there a chance this may change, or will the option be available when it gets to CDB eventually.

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I understand that MB might be looking out for his sponsors but shouldn't FW be looking out for their customers
Not sure about the future fins
Anyone recommend any
I'm used to riding fcs 5' on the sides and a tiny middle fin (g1000) in the centre
Is there any future fins that would compare